Indian Wells Masters
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The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. The official sponsored name of the event is currently the Pacific Life Open.
The event is part of the Tennis Masters Series on the men's tour and is a Tier 1 event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of the few tour events where main draw play extends beyond one week.
The tournament is played on hard courts.
Location
Indian Wells lies in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area), about 115 miles east of central Los Angeles.
The tournament is played in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (built in 2000) which has 20 tennis courts, including the 16,100-seat main stadium and two smaller stadiums.
History
The event has previously been titled the Newsweek Champions Cup, the Pilot Pen Classic and the Congoleum Classic. The women's tournament was also previously called the Evert Cup (in honor of Chris Evert).
Originally the women's tournament was held a week before the men's event. In 1996 the championship became one of the few fully combined events on both the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tours.
It has also recently become one of the largest events on both tours, with 96 top professional players entered in both the men's and women's main draws.
Past results
Men’s Singles
| 2006 | Roger Federer | James Blake | 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2005 | Roger Federer | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Tim Henman | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2003 | Lleyton Hewitt | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt | Tim Henman | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2001 | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | 7-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 2000 | Alex Corretja | Thomas Enqvist | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1999 | Mark Philippoussis | Carlos Moya | 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 1998 | Marcelo Ríos | Greg Rusedski | 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1997 | Michael Chang | Bohdan Ulihrach | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1996 | Michael Chang | Paul Haarhuis | 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1995 | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Petr Korda | 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1993 | Jim Courier | Wayne Ferreira | 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 |
| Michael Chang | Andrei Chesnokov | 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1991 | Jim Courier | Guy Forget | 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg | Andre Agassi | 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 |
| 1989 | Miloslav Mecir | Yannick Noah | 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1988 | Boris Becker | Emilio Sanchez | 7-5, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 1987 | Boris Becker | Stefan Edberg | 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 |
Women’s Singles
| 2006 | Maria Sharapova | Elena Dementieva | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2005 | Kim Clijsters | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 2004 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2003 | Kim Clijsters | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4, 7-5 |
| 2002 | Daniela Hantuchova | Martina Hingis | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2001 | Serena Williams | Kim Clijsters | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2000 | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 1999 | Serena Williams | Steffi Graf | 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 |
| 1998 | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1997 | Lindsay Davenport | Irina Spirlea | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf | Conchita Martinez | 7-6, 7-6 |
| 1995 | Mary Joe Fernandez | Natasha Zvereva | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1994 | Steffi Graf | Amanda Coetzer | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1993 | Mary Joe Fernandez | Amanda Coetzer | 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 |
| 1992 | Monica Seles | Conchita Martinez | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1991 | Martina Navratilova | Monica Seles | 6-2, 7-6 |
| 1990 | Martina Navratilova | Helena Sukova | 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 |
| 1989 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | 6-4, 6-1 |
Doubles champions
External links
| ATP Masters Series Tournaments |
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| Indian Wells | Miami | Monte Carlo | Rome | Hamburg | Montreal/Toronto | Cincinnati | Madrid | Paris |
| WTA Tier I Tournaments |
| Tokyo | Indian Wells | Miami | Charleston | Berlin | Rome | San Diego | Montreal/Toronto | Moscow | Zürich |
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